Mumbai, 8/6: Shares opened higher on Thursday, with the benchmarks closing in on all-time highs, ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy decision in which the central bank is widely seen holding key rates steadyThe Nifty 50 index was up 0.10 per cent at 18,747.10 as of 9:16 am, while the benchmark…
Bhubaneswar, 26/3: In a big development, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate Sulochana Das has been elected as Mayor of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC). Sulochana polled 1,74,562 votes and trounced her nearest rival Suniti Mund of the BJP by a margin of 61,143 votes. Notably, She is the first woman to be elected as…
Qingdao, 26/6: The perpetrators, financiers and sponsors of terrorism must be held accountable and there should be “no double” standards in combating the menace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, taking a swipe at Pakistan. In an address at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Singh said some countries are using cross-border…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has booked a self-styled godman, Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati alias Parth Sarthy, after several female students of a management institute here accused him of sexual harassment. Despite raids and surveillance, the accused remains on the run. The complaint was filed August 4 at the Vasant Kunj North Police Station. According to police…
Balasore, 27/3: India on Sunday successfully carried out a test firing of the medium-range surface-to-air missile air defence system off the coast of Balasore in Odisha, DRDO said. The system is part of the Indian Army. In the test, the missile secured a direct hit at the target at a very far-off distance,…
Bhubaneswar, 25/8:Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has today said that the State Government is taking up various steps to develop a vibrant higher education eco-system in the state. He said this during an induction programme for non-teaching staff for different government colleges in the state. As many as 334 new recruits today joined the…
Mumbai, 19/3 (AO Bureau): In a major development, the trailer of Abhishek Bachchan’s much-awaited film ‘The Big Bull’ is finally out today. The film is based on the life of Harshad Mehta and his 1992 share market scam. The film is directed by Kookie Gulati and jointly produced by Ajay Devgn. The Big Bull will…
Bengaluru, 4/11: Annapoorneshwari Nagar police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly sexually harassing a television actress by sending obscene messages and videos on her Facebook account A senior police officer said the accused, Naveen K, used the Facebook ID ‘Naveenz’. The victim, who has acted in Kannada and Telugu serials, had been receiving lewd…
Cuttack: More than 20 buffaloes were swept away in the strong currents of the Mahanadi River near Gate No. 77 of the Jobra Anicut in Cuttack on Saturday.The herd was reportedly seen struggling in the fast-flowing waters of the river. The Cuttack Fire Services personnel have reached the spot and launched an operation to rescue…
Mumbai, 28/2: Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Reliance and its affiliates will hold 63.16 per cent in the combined entity while Disney will hold the remaining 36.84 per cent, the companies said in…
